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This 1922 shot documents the Masonic Home in its early, awkward-looking phase, soon after initial phase of construction was completed, and before the start of the west wing. Work on the front lawn is also in process.

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<!--StartFragment-->Another 1922 view of the Masonic Home as originally constructed. Once additional funding was secured, work began on the west wing, and was completed in 1923.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->This long timber, cut in the woods outside of Forest Grove, is on its way to the Masonic Home where it was raised as the property’s original flagpole, 1922.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->Orphans receive instruction from the Home matron, early 1920s<!--EndFragment-->

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The portico and front grounds of the recently opened Masonic Home, 1922.  Homes of Forest Grove stand just to the west.

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<!--StartFragment-->Dedication of the Masonic & Eastern Star Home on June 14, 1922, drew several hundred people.<!--EndFragment-->

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<!--StartFragment-->The formal entry leading from the highway to Masonic Home looked rather unfinished and awkward until the 1923 construction of the west wing completed the building’s symmetrical design.<!--EndFragment-->

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